Joseph O'Donnell Jr.

Joseph O'Donnell, Jr.
62rd Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office January 1967 – January 1969
Governor	John Chafee
Preceded by	Giovanni Folcarelli
Succeeded by	J. Joseph Garrahy
Personal details
Born	(1925-05-22)May 22, 1925 North Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2005(2005-12-12) (aged 80) North Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S.
Party	Republican
Alma mater	LaSalle Academy Maine Maritime Academy
Occupation	Businessman

Joseph H. O'Donnell, Jr. (May 22, 1925 – December 12, 2005) was the Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1967 to 1969. He was a Republican. From 1963 to 1966, he was the Rhode Island State Director of Administration.

He is the only Republican elected lieutenant governor of Rhode Island since 1940, though Bernard Jackvony was later appointed to fill a vacancy.

Career

In 1963, O'Donnell began working as the director of the Rhode Island Department of Administration. In 1964, he ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. In July 1966, he resigned from the Department of Administration to campaign full-time as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.^[1]

References

1. "O'Donnell Resigning to Campaign". Newport Daily News. July 21, 1966. p. 3. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Giovanni Folcarelli	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1967–1969	Succeeded by J. Joseph Garrahy